Landscaping with a low budget?

We have moved into a home with a large yard and previous owners have made large flower beds. When we moved in it was all weeds. We cleared it all out and saved what we could. However now that it is all cleared out, I have a HUGE area of soil that is empty, and I have a very LOW budget for bulbs/flowers/plants. I did buy some bulbs by mail, thru Brecks, but they just got in the mail and they will only fill a tiny piece of this area. Can anyone please help with ideas to landscape this area extremely low-cost? The area gets a very nice amount of sun - at a certain time of day I would consider it full sun.

Landscaping with a low budget?
Good sound advice.





See friends who have gardens and ask for cuttings and/or plant divisions.





It's easy to divide perennials - they benefit from it as well when they got overcrowded.





Don't plant stuff too close together though as the small plants will fill up the space in time and you'll then have an overcrowded garden yourself.





Packets of annual flowers and herbs are relatively cheap and then can fill in the gaps.





Also, many of them will self seed for the following year.





It's a good idea to give your garden a whole year so that you see what might come up in season - some plants might be dormant.





Have a look at the plants you've rescued and see if any of them will divide to fill in the gaps.





Invest in one or two larger shrubs or trees as focal points.





The site below has some explanation of gardening terms if you don't know how to 'divide' 'take cuttings' etc.





Have a great time - it's exciting having a new garden.
Reply:Look for perennial plants at a local nursery. Make sure to ask the nursery for plants that are hardy, native to your area, and easy to care for. Generally, the smaller sized the container, the less expensive they will be. Using perennial plants will eliminate the need to buy new plants each season. You may even ask for perennial plants that can be grown from seeds, which are very affordable. Use a good long lasting mulch that will block most weeds and keep the soil moist, both of which will keep you from needing to water and use chemicals for weed control. A local nursery is your best bet to find good information and low cost options. Good luck!
Reply:I always get starts from friends that have gardens and need to do some thinning. You can also get good deals at the nursery's this time of near on the perennials. Even if they look like they bad they will usually come in good next spring. Also I know this may sound morbid but.... Go to a cemetery and check out the plants that get tossed in the garbage. Alot of time they are plants that are perennials that you can put in your garden. Good Luck
Reply:Take small cuttings and plant them in pots .keep them inside until they get well established.then plant them outside when the better weather comes along.